As of October 4, 2025, the Middle East remains on high alert following escalating tensions between Israel and Iran. In June, Israel launched Operation Rising Lion, a large-scale preemptive strike targeting Iran's nuclear facilities, missile production sites, and military leadership. Iran responded with Operation True Promise III, unleashing over 150 ballistic missiles and more than 100 drones toward Israel. Despite Israel's advanced defense systems, such as the Iron Dome, the Iranian missiles, i

CBS News got an up-close, mid-air view of the complex tensions playing out between China, its ally North Korea and the West in the East China Sea, on board a Canadian surveillance aircraft enforcing UN sanctions against North Korea's nuclear weapons program. As the Canadian aircraft checked a North Korea Korean ship that may have been carrying goods banned under the nearly-20 year-old sanctions, Chinese jets flew up close in what was seen as an act of calculated intimidation. #china #northkorea

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